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{ "authors": [ "Yulia Devina Suci", "Ariani Permatasari", "Winariani Koesomoprodjo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102030", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30:50:102030.", "keywords": [ "silicosis", "tuberculous pericarditis", "tuberc...
PMC11101741
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis could affect many organs beside lung airway and parenchyma. The mycobacterium tuberculosis can invade area such as the pleural and pericardium by lymphogenic, hematogenic, or direct infection. Patient with history exposure with silica (SiO2) have a high-risk factor developing tuberculosis or...
{ "authors": [ "Stefanie Zaner Fischell", "Jonathan Fischell", "Tamara Kliot", "Jamie Tumulty", "Stephen J Thompson", "Madiha Q Raees" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1239746", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:14:1239746.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10512083
Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy (ANE) is a condition characterized by symmetric, bilateral lesions affecting the thalamus and potentially other areas of the brain following an acute febrile illness. It manifests clinically as abrupt development of encephalopathy, or alteration in mental status that often includes deve...
{ "authors": [ "Oluwaseyi Adebola", "Nitin Adsul", "Debasish Pal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_736_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 3:14:386.", "keywords": [ "asia a", "delayed presentation of thoracic epidural abscess", "thoracic lamine...
PMC10695466
Background: Timely diagnosis and prompt management of thoracic epidural abscesses are vital to preventing the onset of irreversible paralysis and death. Case description: A 39-year-old female was managed initially for non-specific chest pain for 10 days (i.e., diagnosis of respiratory tract infection). After she develo...
{ "authors": [ "Aham Okorozo", "Vicky Chiang", "Hyun S Kim", "Marc Vimolratana", "Ali Sadoughi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102024", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 1:50:102024.", "keywords": [ "airway stenting", "congenital co...
PMC11079520
Straight-back syndrome is a rare congenital condition involving the loss of the normal dorsal curvature of the upper thoracic spine. This leads to flattening of the upper thoracic cavity, resulting in compression of the underlying vasculature and airways. In this case report, we discuss the management of an 18-year-old...
{ "authors": [ "Connor Byeman", "Ravi Ashwath" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1298652", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29:11:1298652.", "keywords": [ "22q112 deletion", "digeorge syndrome", "atrial septal defect", "cervical aortic arch", ...
PMC10716450
A frequently occurring genetic disorder, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome can manifest with various abnormalities. The range of cardiac anomalies associated with this syndrome is extensive, with conotruncal defects being the most prevalent. In this study, we report the case of a patient with a unique combination of anatomical...
{ "authors": [ "Mariya Hokazono", "Takafumi Shimogawa", "Akira Nakamizo", "Koji Yoshimoto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0125", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:10:253-257.", "keywords": [ "aica-pica", "abnormal muscle response", "...
PMC10584666
W report the first case of hemifacial spasm (HFS) caused by vascular compression of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) common trunk anomaly at the cisternal portion of cranial nerve VII (CN VII). A 71-year-old female with a typical right HFS was admitted to our ho...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandra Bonmatí-Santané", "Roberto Céspedes López", "Jehimy Jean Alvarez Saltos", "Jordi Calabia Martínez", "Cristina Noboa Paez", "Jordi Piedra Sánchez", "Natalia Visa Figueredo", "Anna Maroto González" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1089/whr.2023.0120", "jo...
PMC11002322
Pregnant women with p phenotype, who lack antigens P, P1, and Pk, spontaneously form anti-PP1Pk antibodies whose primary target is the placenta. The risk of miscarriage in these women is 50%-70% and reaches 87% in the second trimester. The therapies aim to reduce the titer of antibodies early in pregnancy. They also ha...
{ "authors": [ "Katherine Bromm", "Antoinette B Coe", "Sarah E Vordenberg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24926/iip.v14i1.5212", "journal": "Innov Pharm", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 10;14(1):10.24926/iip.v14i1.5212.", "keywords": [ "behavioral risk factor surveillance system", "cance...
PMC10686677
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prevalent cause of cancer-related deaths in Michigan, but not all Michigan adults had appropriate CRC screening. Objective: To assess the relationship between rurality and age on CRC screenings to inform how pharmacists could focus their efforts to educate, facilitate, or offer ...
{ "authors": [ "Aylin Dizi Işık", "Özcan Sönmez", "Pınar Canizci Erdemli", "Eda Kepenekli", "Zeynep Ergenç", "Seyhan Yılmaz", "Sevgi Aslan Tuncay", "Burcu Parlak", "Adnan Dağçınar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.18502/ijpa.v19i1.15218", "journal": "Iran J Parasitol", "jo...
PMC11033533
Echinococcosis is the most common cestode infection globally caused by the Echinococcus species. The most common organ involvement is the lungs and liver, but other organs can be rarely involved. Here, we present a case with a giant cerebral hydatid cyst. A 4-year-old boy presented with abnormal gait and walking at Mar...
{ "authors": [ "Moncef Al Barajraji", "Serge Holz", "Ilan Moussa", "Michel Naudin", "Mathieu Coscarella", "Maria-Dolores Martin Martinez", "Stéphanie Dingenen", "Adèle Baize", "Stephen Taylor" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000532121", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "...
PMC10601767
Primary urethral carcinoma (PUC) is a rare disease with frequent nodal metastasis at the time of diagnosis. Few risk factors have been established and overall prognosis remains poor. As of now, no clear therapeutic guidelines are established and management of advanced PUC often involves surgery which can have negative ...
{ "authors": [ "Gisella M Newbery", "Christine E Henricks", "Julie A Vircks", "Andreina Colina", "David C Mundy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/8856775", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 19:2023:8856775.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC B...
PMC10751170
Background: The incidence of syphilis throughout the world is increasing. Rates in pregnancy are similarly rising, presenting risks of an untreated syphilis infection that can be detrimental to the mother and fetus. Although routine screening for syphilis infections is recommended at the initial prenatal visit, there i...
{ "authors": [ "Ji Eun Yu", "Young-Il Koh", "Da Woon Sim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241237604", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 8:12:2050313X241237604.", "keywords": [ "case report", "contact dermatitis", "occupational", "patc...
PMC10924549
Healthcare workers are known to be at a higher risk of experiencing occupational contact dermatitis and attention should be paid to new materials that cause contact dermatitis. Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is widely used in the treatment of small varicose veins of the legs and venous malformations. We report the case of a...
{ "authors": [ "Vivek H Jadawala", "Sanjay Deshpande", "Salahuddin Ahmed", "Sachin Goel", "Anmol Suneja" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53173", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53173.", "keywords": [ "arthroscopy", "joint pathology", "...
PMC10901533
Synovial chondromatosis is a rare and benign disorder that involves the synovial lining of joints, synovial sheaths and bursae. The synovial layer of the joint is affected by a metaplastic process which in turn converts it into cartilagenous tissue. Eventually, it gets dislodged and transformed into a loose body in the...
{ "authors": [ "Emna Haddad", "Benjamin Bottet", "Pierre-Alain Thiebaut", "Samira Morin", "Hélène Dreyfus", "Élise Vannier", "Colette Vincent", "Florent Marguet", "Aude Lamy", "Hagay Sobol", "Jean-Marc Baste", "Florian Guisier", "Jean-Christophe Sabourin", "Nico...
PMC10788277
Lynch syndrome is the most common autosomal dominant inherited cancer predisposing syndrome, due to mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes. The key feature of cancers in Lynch syndrome is microsatellite instability and a high risk of developing mainly colorectal and uterine cancers. However, cancers with microsatellite...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaofen Tao", "Shuxian Li", "Lei Wu", "Zhimin Chen", "Yingshuo Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101955", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:46:101955.", "keywords": [ "case report", "congenital pulmonary airway ...
PMC10731667
Although airway foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common occurrence in any age group, unrecognized and retained foreign bodies in lungs may result in severe complications, such as lung abscess or bronchiectasis. In rare cases, FBA may present with similar clinical features as many other diseases (e.g. asthma, tumor, p...
{ "authors": [ "Taiga Oka", "Hideki Ishimaru", "Maki Hirao", "Hiroki Nagayama", "Shuto Miyamura", "Chika Somagawa", "Takashi Nonaka", "Takuya Honda", "Ryo Toya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/bjrcr/uaae004", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;...
PMC10860527
A 40-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic common iliac lymphadenectomy for metastasis from rectal cancer. Two weeks after the surgery, she was found to have massive chylous ascites. After failure of conservative treatment, bilateral inguinal intranodal lymphangiography was performed. No definite extravasation was obse...
{ "authors": [ "Edgar Fermín Yan-Quiroz", "Folker Mijaíl Agreda-Castro", "Lita Diaz-Lozano", "Richard Tenazoa-Villalobos", "Lissett Jeanette Fernández-Rodríguez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2023.1610", "journal": "Ecancermedicalscience", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 5:17:...
PMC10898915
Anorectal melanoma is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose highly malignant cancer with a poor prognosis. The treatment usually involves surgery and often includes adjuvants such as radiation therapy and immunotherapy. We present a case of a 77-year-old Peruvian who was eventually diagnosed with this cancer during the COVI...
{ "authors": [ "Yao Wang", "Shui-Min Yi", "Si-Min Huang", "Wei-Xin Xu", "Yi-Wen Wei", "Qiang Qu", "Jian Qu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1380312", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 21:14:1380312.", "keywords": [ "legion...
PMC11148271
Legionella, one of the main pathogens that causes community-acquired pneumonia, can lead to Legionella pneumonia, a condition characterized predominantly by severe pneumonia. This disease, caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, can quickly progress to critical pneumonia and is often associated with damage to m...
{ "authors": [ "Luce Kassi", "Emma Lantos", "Jordan Sheran", "Lynn M Yee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/a-2201-5796", "journal": "AJP Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;14(1):e7-e10.", "keywords": [ "fertility", "fetal growth restriction", "gestation", "heterotopic...
PMC10805573
There are limited U.S. reports of spontaneous triplet heterotopic pregnancies discussing both maternal and fetal outcomes. A 34-year-old patient at 7 weeks of gestation presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with a spontaneous heterotopic triplet pregnancy, consisting of a twin mon...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio Navarro-Ballester", "Rosa Álvaro-Ballester", "Miguel Ángel Lara-Martínez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15388/Amed.2024.31.1.9", "journal": "Acta Med Litu", "journal_detail": "2024;31(1):61-67.", "keywords": [ "glioma", "hydrocephalus", "tuberous sclerosis...
PMC11227680
22-year-old male diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), a genetic disorder characterized by benign tumors in various organs, with a focus on neurological implications. Central to the study is the development of Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytomas (SEGAs), leading to hydrocephalus in the patient. The diagnosi...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaowei Zhang", "Jun Chen", "Junqiang Du", "Jiajia Ying" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1456221", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 14:11:1456221.", "keywords": [ "mesenchymal tumors", "pleura", "solitary fibrous tumo...
PMC11349547
Background: Solitary fibrous tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors that typically occur in the pleura. Solitary fibrous tumors of the uterine cervix are uncommon. We report the first case of a patient who underwent total hysterectomy for vaginal wall adenocarcinoma and was found to have a concurrent solitary fibrous tumor...
{ "authors": [ "Karla Carvajal Abreu", "Sebastian Loos", "Lutz Fischer", "Lars Pape", "Thorsten Wiech", "Markus J Kemper", "Burkhard Tönshoff", "Jun Oh", "Raphael Schild" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1280521", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail"...
PMC10566293
Background: Early onset de novo focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) in the kidney allograft in patients without FSGS in the native kidney is a rare disorder in children. It usually occurs mostly beyond the first year after kidney transplantation and often leads to graft loss. Standardized treatment protocols ha...
{ "authors": [ "Scott Kendall", "Rihab Agouba", "Andrew Sands", "Frank Casey", "Lars Nölke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.37616/2212-5043.1378", "journal": "J Saudi Heart Assoc", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 8;36(2):106-110.", "keywords": [ "cardiac strangulation", "congenital...
PMC11249059
Cardiac strangulation is a rare but potentially lethal complication of epicardial pacemaker insertion. We present the case of a 9-year-old girl who was identified as having cardiac strangulation on routine follow-up for an epicardial pacemaker inserted on day 1 of life for congenital complete heart block (CCHB). The po...
{ "authors": [ "Hiya Boro", "Vikash Bundela", "Velmurugan Mannar", "Lakshmi Nagendra", "Vinita Jain", "Bimal Jain", "Senthil Kumar", "Sourabh Agstam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5114/pedm.2023.129344", "journal": "Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC10411088
Monogenic obesity can be caused by a mutation in one of the single genes involved in hunger and satiety. The most common mutations affect melanocortin 4 (MC4) followed by the leptin gene and its receptor. Leptin receptor (LEPR) gene mutation is an extremely rare endocrine disease characterized by early-onset obesity, h...
{ "authors": [ "Ling Hou", "Jinbo Zhao", "Ting He", "Yinhua Luo", "Ke Su", "Yuanhong Li", "Ruiyang Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S472889", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 12:17:5285-5291.", "keywords": [ "case report", "granulomat...
PMC11329600
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis classified as an autoimmune small-vessel vasculitis. Clinically, approximately 80% of affected organs in GPA involve the upper/lower respiratory tract and kidneys, with cardiovascular system involvement being rare. Here, we report a case o...
{ "authors": [ "Yuto Morishima", "Takanori Hata", "Sho Nakajima", "Kazumasa Shindo", "Mai Tsuchiya", "Tsubasa Watanabe", "Ippei Tahara", "Tetsuo Kondo", "Akio Kimura", "Takayoshi Shimohata", "Yuji Ueno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1361685", "jour...
PMC11043467
A 54-year-old Japanese man presented with headache and fever the day after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. He became deeply unconscious within a week. Brain MRI showed periventricular linear enhancements and a few spotty lesions in the cerebral white matter. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing showed mild pleocytosis. He was tre...
{ "authors": [ "Songting Li", "Xiaolan Cai", "Keyao Yu", "Weihua Pan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S429480", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 17:16:2893-2897.", "keywords": [ "hepatocellular carcinoma", "metastatic cancer", "n...
PMC10590066
Background: Cutaneous metastasis is rare in clinical practice, especially that from primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is even rarer. Case presentation: This report describes a male patient with HCC with cutaneous metastases to the nasal tip. The patient developed a raised nodule at the nasal tip 5 years aft...
{ "authors": [ "Lina Altalhi", "Abdulaziz Alayyaf", "Mohammed Bin-Mahfooz", "Duaa Alhumoudi", "Ali Alkhaibary", "Fahd AlSufiani", "Ali H Alassiri", "Saad AlQahatani", "Sami Khairy", "Ahmed Alkhani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/9477892", "journal": "Case Rep...
PMC11178425
Background: Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare, benign tumor that originates from neural crest cells and can potentially affect any anatomical site within the sympathetic nervous system. Typically, GNs are more frequently reported in children and young adults, with a slightly higher prevalence in females. We are reporting a...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Habib", "Hansen Deng", "N U Farrukh Hameed", "Scott Kulich", "Pascal Zinn" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_317_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 12:15:237.", "keywords": [ "ependymoma", "intradural", "microsurgi...
PMC11301785
Background: Ependymomas, rare glial brain tumors, account for <5% of all brain tumors. Interestingly, over 60% of ependymomas occur in the spinal cord of adults, including those originating from the filum terminale, while the rest are found within the brain. The World Health Organization (WHO) categorizes ependymomas i...
{ "authors": [ "Ritesh Jadhav", "Akash More", "Shilpa Dutta", "Namrata Anjankar", "Jarul Shrivastava" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52783", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;16(1):e52783.", "keywords": [ "double hcg trigger", "empty follicle synd...
PMC10882635
In the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART), empty follicle syndrome (EFS) is a known condition in which no oocytes are found despite adequate follicular development, which leads to a troublesome situation for patients seeking infertility treatment. In this case study, an EFS patient seeking treatment for in...
{ "authors": [ "Limin Xu", "Changquan Fang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1244398", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:13:1244398.", "keywords": [ "mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia", "bronchoalveolar lavage fluid", "macrolide", ...
PMC10570831
Omadacycline is a novel tetracycline antibiotic that exhibits good in vitro antibacterial activity against atypical pathogens such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae. It is approved for the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. However, the safety and efficacy of omadacycline in pediatric patients unde...
{ "authors": [ "Ashish Chugh", "Prashant Punia", "Sarang Gotecha", "Jayant Arun Gaud", "Rajeev Reddy", "Ramis Abdul Aziz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_182_23", "journal": "J Craniovertebr Junction Spine", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):105-109.", "keyword...
PMC11029114
Chiari malformation (CM) is a common neurological disorder with foramen magnum decompression (FMD) as a commonly accepted treatment. The authors present a case of CM-1 wherein there was no radiological instability preoperatively and FMD was done as a treatment, after which the patient improved transiently only to deter...
{ "authors": [ "You-Shu Hong", "Lun-Fei Liu", "Hong-Hua Hu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S461558", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 7:17:1033-1036.", "keywords": [ "histopathological", "itraconazole", "rosacea", "sporothrix", ...
PMC11088399
Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic infectious disease caused by sporothrix. It is mainly caused by Sporothrix inoculation after accidental skin injury during human labor. The clinical manifestations of sporotrichosis are variable, ranging from nodules, plaques, ulcers, verrucous lesions, and subcutaneous masses. S...
{ "authors": [ "Selsabil Daboussi", "Samia Essebaa", "Samira Mhamdi", "Chiraz Aichaouia", "Ghedira Hela", "Aida Ayadi", "Moetemri Zied" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.130939.2", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 5:12:337.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10483178
Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (ICEP) is a rare interstitial lung disease of unknown cause. It usually responds well to systemic corticosteroid therapy, but relapses are frequent. We describe two cases of 21- and 27-year-old patients, presenting with dyspnea. The diagnosis of steroid-relapsing and steroid-de...
{ "authors": [ "Xiuju Liang", "Yaping Guan", "Baocheng Wang", "Xiaohong Liu", "Jun Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/17588359241236450", "journal": "Ther Adv Med Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 6:16:17588359241236450.", "keywords": [ "acquired resistance", "histolo...
PMC10919128
Histological transformation is a phenomenon that is well described as one of the causes of tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance in oncogene-driven non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as a potential mechanism of acquired resistance to immunotherapy in NSCLC to small-cell lu...
{ "authors": [ "Pei Ting Chen", "Kapilkumar Manvar", "Rashid Chaudhry", "Richard Wu", "Jen Chin Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.141.40508", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 24:45:141.", "keywords": [ "acral lentiginous melanoma", ...
PMC10559153
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a type of melanoma that is traditionally seen on the soles of the feet, palms of the hand, and under the fingernails or toenails. It is the least frequently diagnosed melanoma among the four histologic subtypes of cutaneous melanoma, accounting for less than 5% of all cases. ALM is f...
{ "authors": [ "Adrien Guillaume", "Vojtech Stejskal", "Guillaume Smits", "Dorottya Kelen" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1303772", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 23:12:1303772.", "keywords": [ "slc25a46", "clinical diagnosis", "neonatal...
PMC10920260
Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a complex clinical condition with diverse etiologies. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major contributor to NE cases. However, distinguishing NE subtypes, such as pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 1E (PCH1E), from HIE can be challenging due to overlapping clinical features. Here,...
{ "authors": [ "Carmine Pullano", "Francesco Marrone", "Saverio Paventi", "Lorenzo Forasassi", "Roberto Starnari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52711", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;16(1):e52711.", "keywords": [ "intertransverse process block", ...
PMC10804218
Laparoscopy has become a milestone with reduced surgical stress and postoperative pain. Evidence promotes erector spinae block for laparoscopic abdominal surgery, in particular for cholecystectomy. The thoracic paravertebral space block is the administration of local anesthetic into a wedge-shaped space on the antero-l...
{ "authors": [ "Breethiga Velusamy", "Surender Jatoth", "Tarun Kumar Suvvari", "Balakrishnan Kamaraj", "Kethana Nimmagadda", "Anshita Rathore", "Riya Dargan", "Vimal Thomas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241260492", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal...
PMC11168036
A 46-year-old male presented with a 6-year history of progressive, purplish-red, hyperkeratotic papules on the scrotum. These lesions bled during intercourse and routine activities, causing significant distress. Clinical examination and pathological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of angiokeratoma of Fordyce. Due to...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio Maiorano", "Chiara Lupia", "Nicola Montenegro", "Giuseppe Neri", "Andrea Bruni", "Eugenio Garofalo", "Federico Longhini", "Claudia Crimi", "Angelantonio Maglio", "Alessandro Vatrella", "Girolamo Pelaia", "Corrado Pelaia" ], "case_amount": 1, ...
PMC10948428
Beclomethasone dipropionate/formoterol fumarate/glycopyrronium (BDP/FF/G) single inhaler extrafine triple therapy is effective for the treatment of uncontrolled asthma. Nevertheless, there is a lack of data about the use of diaphragmatic ultrasonography to monitor adult asthmatics while they are receiving inhaled treat...
{ "authors": [ "Heejong Cho", "Mihyun Choi", "Sukjong Yoo", "Manbok Jeong", "Shin Ae Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1372802", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 12:11:1372802.", "keywords": [ "bruch’s membrane", "brain tumors", "c...
PMC11202079
A spayed, 8-year-old female Poodle, weighing 5.7 kg, was presented with the chief complaint of vision impairment. Vision assessment, including pupillary light reflexes, menace response, dazzle reflex, and maze navigation in photopic and scotopic circumstances, revealed a negative response in both eyes except for positi...
{ "authors": [ "Santiago A Endara", "Gerardo A Davalos", "Frans I Serpa", "Marta L Cueva", "Sebastian Narvaez C", "Cesar M Delgado", "Ligia M Redroban", "Maribel Brito M", "Pablo M Caceres" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241271887", "journal": "SAGE Open Med C...
PMC11342428
Hydatidosis is a zoonosis, caused by a cestode (Echinococcus). Management will depend on the organs affected by the infection and the response to medical treatment. Therapy may be clinical in early stages, but in case of poor response to drug therapy, surgery is the preferred choice. We present two cases in young femal...
{ "authors": [ "Charlotte El Hajjar", "Jihad Al Hassan", "Mohamad Siblini", "Nour Madi", "Saad Abou Hammin", "Hamza Nakib", "Georges Yared", "Kariman Ghazal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241271829", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 ...
PMC11329950
Fournier's gangrene is a severe, life-threatening form of necrotizing fasciitis that predominantly affects the perineal, genital, and perianal areas. It is characterized by a rapid onset and progression, often developing from urogenital infections, diabetes, compromised immune function, or trauma. This report describes...
{ "authors": [ "Jared P Sachs", "Anthony N Dardano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/GOX.0000000000005517", "journal": "Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;12(1):e5517.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3820486...
PMC10781125
A nuchal-type fibroma (NTF) is a rare, benign, subcutaneous nodule that most frequently occurs in the posterior neck along the midline. It is characterized histologically by bundles of thick collagen fibers confined to the dermis and subcutaneous tissue of the posterior neck. Few trauma-related NTF cases have been publ...
{ "authors": [ "Ann B Nguyen Pham", "Madushka Y De Zoysa", "Brian B Ghoshhajra", "Nandita S Scott", "Afshan B Hameed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0043-1778112", "journal": "AJP Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;14(1):e34-e39.", "keywords": [ "keywords", "pregnancy...
PMC10805571
Due to the potential for severe maternal morbidity and even mortality, pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (P-SCAD) often presents as a clinical conundrum. While current recommendations encourage coronary interventions when medically indicated even during pregnancy, the hesitation still understa...
{ "authors": [ "Zakaria Alagha", "Amro Al-Astal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52277", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 14;16(1):e52277.", "keywords": [ "cerebral air emboli", "paradoxical cerebral embolism", "patent foramen ovale (pfo)", "pneumothorax...
PMC10864815
Cerebral arterial air embolism (CAE), a rare subtype of air embolism, carries a 21% mortality rate. We present a unique case involving a 69-year-old female with a history of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) who suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to CAE. Unlike typical cases, CAE in this instance resulted ...
{ "authors": [ "Gerardo Pellegrino", "Zoran Zaccheroni", "Giuseppe Lizio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.34172/japid.2024.010", "journal": "J Adv Periodontol Implant Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 28;16(1):64-71.", "keywords": [ "alveolar bone loss", "case report", "dental imp...
PMC11252157
Rehabilitating thin jaws without reconstructive surgery entails using narrow implants. The proposed treatment adopted an innovative implant system, allowing the mini-screws to be parallel and immediately loaded. A mandible, wearing an overdenture, was functionalized contextually to the residual dental extraction and th...
{ "authors": [ "Yingshuo Zhong", "Chang Di", "Xiaohui Yang", "Yang Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102096", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 30:51:102096.", "keywords": [ "covid-19 vaccine", "subacute thyroiditis" ], "license": ...
PMC11419930
Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several autoimmune and subacute thyroiditis (SAT) cases are on the rise all over the world. COVID-19 vaccine-associated SAT cases have also been reported. In this article, we present our data on 5 vaccine-associated SAT cases. We evaluated the type of vacc...
{ "authors": [ "Razia Hassan-Moosa", "Kegaugetswe Wilhemina Motsomi", "Radhamoney Narasimmulu", "Aida Sivro", "Kevindra K Naidu", "Ayesha B M Kharsany", "Natasha Samsunder", "Rubeshan Perumal", "Kogieleum Naidoo" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S433695", "journal":...
PMC10731725
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) potentially exacerbates drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). We describe the clinical presentation and outcomes of three patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), DR-TB and COVID-19. Case one: A virologically suppressed 31-year-old man on antiretroviral therapy (ART) a...
{ "authors": [ "Nkolika Nwankwo", "Aswanth Reddy", "Swarup Kumar", "Maha Zafar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100459", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 16:21:100459.", "keywords": [ "btk inhibitors", "cancer therapeutics", "cll", "leu...
PMC11039307
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of leukemia in the US, representing approximately 1.1% of all new cancers diagnosed. Most patients with CLL can be monitored without treatment, and the indicated treatment options include a CD20 monoclonal antibody with or without bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) i...
{ "authors": [ "Yaoyao Jing", "Xiaoxiao Li", "Xiaoyuan Sun", "Minghan Ren", "Ruoxi Xiao", "Jiayu Zhao", "Zimin Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1274034", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:14:1274034.", "keywords": [ "case report", ...
PMC10835274
In lung cancer, metastasis to the liver, bones, brain, and adrenal glands is more commonly observed, whereas pancreatic metastasis from lung cancer is relatively rare. We present a case of a patient with an 8-year history of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) who was admitted to our institution exhibiting symptoms consistent w...
{ "authors": [ "Keum-Ju Choi", "Kyung Chan Kim", "Eun Jin Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101885", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 5:46:101885.", "keywords": [ "anaplastic lymphoma kinase", "granulocyte colony-stimulating factor", ...
PMC10784633
A 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, stage IIIB, with increased leukocytes and neutrophils. Positron emission tomography showed dense uptake in right lung, but not in the bone marrow or bone. Biopsy revealed positive anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements. First-line ALK inhibitor, ...
{ "authors": [ "Pushkala Surianarayanan", "Arun Ramdas Menon", "Shriley Sundersingh", "Anand Raja" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15586/jkcvhl.v11i1.298", "journal": "J Kidney Cancer VHL", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1;11(1):33-40.", "keywords": [ "glomangiosarcoma", "glomus tumor...
PMC10915652
Glomus tumor, arising from glomus bodies (specialized neurovascular structures involved in thermoregulation), commonly occurs in extremities and rarely in viscera. The spectrum of glomus tumors range from benign tumors to tumors with uncertain malignant potential to tumors of the malignant subtype. A vast majority of v...
{ "authors": [ "Susumu Doita", "Fumitaka Taniguchi", "Toshihiro Ogawa", "Megumi Watanabe", "Kohji Tanakaya", "Hideki Aoki" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.21037/acr-24-1", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:8:61.", "keywords": [ "abdominal pain", "cas...
PMC11292061
Background: Adult intussusception is a rare condition that is often associated with a high incidence of malignancy. The optimal management strategy remains controversial, particularly regarding the necessity for bowel reduction before resection. To date, there is a paucity of data on adult intussusception in the Englis...
{ "authors": [ "Ichiro Yonese", "Noboru Numao", "Kentaro Inamura", "Yusuke Yoneoka", "Ryo Fujiwara", "Yosuke Yasuda", "Tomohiko Oguchi", "Shinya Yamamoto", "Takeshi Yuasa", "Junji Yonese" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/iju5.12669", "journal": "IJU Case Rep", "jo...
PMC10758909
Introduction: Recently, perioperative use of immune checkpoint inhibitors has improved the prognosis of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. It is unclear whether radical cystectomy or systemic pembrolizumab is the optimal next treatment in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer and progressive disease in the pelvic l...
{ "authors": [ "Ibrahim H Alahmed", "Abdulelah S Almousa", "Abdulsalam Aleid" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_6_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1:15:64.", "keywords": [ "case report", "cranial abnormalities", "craniosynostosis", "fonta...
PMC10927169
Background: Fontanelles, membranous gaps in the infant skull, are integral for accommodating the expansion of the skull by the growing brain postnatally. The anterior fontanelle, situated at the frontal-parietal bone intersection, typically closes gradually within the first two years. Fontanellar bone, an exceedingly r...
{ "authors": [ "Jeremy B Evans", "Lucy Chou", "Matt Kaeberlein", "Daniel E L Promislow", "Kate E Creevy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2023.1285498", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29:10:1285498.", "keywords": [ "adverse effect", "dog", ...
PMC10716302
Rapamycin is an mTOR inhibitor that has been shown to extend the lifespan of laboratory model organisms. In humans, rapamycin is used at higher doses as an immunosuppressive medication to prevent organ rejection. Numerous adverse effects are seen with rapamycin treatment in humans, with one of the most common being dys...
{ "authors": [ "Utaro Hino", "Ryota Tamura", "Masahiro Yo", "Yoshitaka Kase", "Noboru Tsuda", "Tsubasa Miyauchi", "Junki Sogano", "Kosuke Karatsu", "Tomoru Miwa", "Masahiro Toda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1340167", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journ...
PMC10811062
Recently, there has been growing interest in the presence and function of meningeal lymphatic vessels, with no direct evidence linking these vessels to primary brain tumors. We report a unique case of recurrent ependymoma in the dura mater, showing histopathological signs of lymphatic proliferation at the tumor attachm...
{ "authors": [ "Amaal F Alshihabi", "Saleh A Alnass Sr", "Fatimah S Alsammak", "Muhammad S Al Abdrabalnabi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52119", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52119.", "keywords": [ "acute bronchiolitis", "high flow nasal ...
PMC10858791
We describe a critical case of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a preterm infant resulting in respiratory failure with advanced respiratory interventions and discharge from our hospital without the requirement for home oxygen therapy or tube feeding. The infant, delivered at 35 weeks gestation due to a ...
{ "authors": [ "Key Fabiano Souza Pereira", "Samara Ortiz da Silva", "Hugo José Santos Bastos", "Luiz Fernando Tomazinho", "Vanessa Rodrigues do Nascimento", "Lia Beatriz Junqueira-Verardo", "Alex Yoshiharu Otani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.22037/iej.v18i4.41437", "journal": "...
PMC10565997
Bioceramic cements used for filling root canals in cases of endo-perio lesion of endodontic origin seem to be promising due to having the potential of promoting faster and more predictable healing of the periapical lesion as they stimulate osteogenesis. An effective treatment plan depends on the precise diagnosis of en...
{ "authors": [ "Damini Verma", "Ridhima Lakhani", "Vibhu Mendiratta", "Priti Chatterjee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/idoj.idoj_194_23", "journal": "Indian Dermatol Online J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 24;15(1):95-98.", "keywords": [ "lymphomatoid papulosis", "lymphoproli...
PMC10810375
Lymphomatoid papulosis (LYP) is a chronic CD 30 + lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) which is characterized by chronic, recurrent, and self-healing papulonecrotic or papulonodular skin eruptions, which are clinically benign and histopathologically malignant. It can resolve spontaneously; however, long-term follow-up is...
{ "authors": [ "Pramod Bhattarai", "Monika Karki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52408", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52408.", "keywords": [ "chronic hypoxic respiratory failure", "covid-19", "duchenne muscular dystrophy (dmd)", "nippv", ...
PMC10869316
Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder primarily affecting males. It is characterized by progressive muscle tissue degeneration. Patients with DMD are at an increased risk of respiratory infections, including coronavirus disease 20019 (COVID-19), due to weakened respiratory muscles. We present a case of...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Hyo Lee", "Ui Hyeon Jo", "Tae Min Kim", "Dae Hun Suh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533516", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 6;15(1):152-155.", "keywords": [ "b-cells", "case report", "hair dyes", "inflammation", ...
PMC10601760
Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL) is a rare form of B-cell lymphoma that primarily affects the skin. Chronic antigen stimulation has been implicated in its development, with cases associated with various triggers. We present a case of PCMZL following chronic inflammation caused by long-term hair dyeing. ...
{ "authors": [ "Ruah Alyamany", "Ahmed Alnughmush", "Malak Almutlaq", "Mohammed Alyamany", "Mansour Alfayez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1345492", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9:14:1345492.", "keywords": [ "acute lung injury", "acute ...
PMC10884222
Azacitidine, a hypomethylating agent, has caused a paradigm shift in the outcomes of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not eligible for stem cell transplantation, particularly in combination with BCL2 and IDH inhibitors. Azacitidine and Azacitidine-based combinations ...
{ "authors": [ "Marcela Possato Correa da Rosa", "Gisele Cristina Manfrini", "Janaína Medeiros de Souza", "Ana Cristina Oliveira da Silva Hoffmann", "Rosane Goncalves Nitschke", "Ivonete Teresinha Schülter Buss Heidemann", "Jaime Alonso Caravaca-Morera" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "1...
PMC10704663
Objective: To understand the structures of social networks of interiorized Venezuelan immigrant families and the life cycle stage they are in. Methods: Qualitative multiple-case study with families from the Interiorization Program residing in the Greater Florianópolis, Brazil. Screening occurred through social networks...
{ "authors": [ "César Augusto Tomaz de Souza", "Cesar Cilento Ponce", "Gisele Burlamaqui Klautau", "Nathan Costa Marques", "Wladimir Queiroz", "Rosely Antunes Patzina", "Gil Benard", "José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/S1678-9946202365057", "jour...
PMC10691805
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides spp. It can occur as an acute/subacute form (A/SAF), a chronic form (CF) and rarely as a mixed form combining the features of the two aforementioned forms in an immunocompromised patient. Here, we report a 56-year-old male patient wi...
{ "authors": [ "Paul León", "Paula Franco", "Nicole Hinojosa", "Kevin Torres", "Andrés Moreano", "Vanessa I Romero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1387063", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 13:11:1387063.", "keywords": [ "ecuador", ...
PMC11210389
This case report details the identification of a novel likely pathogenic splicing variant in the TTN gene, associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), in a 42-year-old male patient presenting with early-onset heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. DCM is a nonischemic heart condition characterized by left biven...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Fang", "Yang Gao", "Xiaoyan Shi", "Xiaoran Zhang", "Shan Zhou", "Hongxia Zhu", "Wei Yan", "Huanping Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1243773", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:14:1243773.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10569069
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are increasingly being used in the treatment of advanced human malignancies. ICIs-related adverse events, including pancreatitis and diabetes, have been individually characterized in the literature. The co-occurrence of ICIs-related pancreatitis with diabetes is rare and easily overl...
{ "authors": [ "Xingliang Zhang", "Wentao Li", "Zijin Li", "Yibing Xie", "Chenyu Zhu", "Shaoyang Lei", "Shuqian Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1395276", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 12:11:1395276.", "keywords": [ "cartilage th...
PMC11272518
A 24-year-old male patient complained of mild knee pain after jogging. The subsequent knee MRI demonstrated bilateral lateral thickened tibiofemoral cartilages, evidenced by deformities of the bilateral subchondral bone beneath the lateral femoral condyle cartilage. The corresponding dislocations of almost all the left...
{ "authors": [ "Yukiomi Kushihashi", "Tatsuo Masubuchi", "Isaku Okamoto", "Chihiro Fushimi", "Morio Yamazaki", "Hisashi Asano", "Reo Aoki", "Shota Fujii", "Yukiko Asako", "Yuichiro Tada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000537898", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "jo...
PMC10948172
Introduction: Photoimmunotherapy (PIT) is a treatment wherein intravenous cetuximab sarotalocan sodium is administered followed by laser light irradiation. This treatment exhibits a specific antitumor effect if in tumors expressing the epidermal growth factor receptor, regardless of the carcinoma [Mitsunaga et al.: Nat...
{ "authors": [ "Kyle N Goodman", "Pongpratch Puapatanakul", "Kevin T Barton", "Mai He", "Jeffrey H Miner", "Joseph P Gaut" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5121375", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 27:2024:5121375.", "keywords": null, "license"...
PMC10914425
Congenital nephrotic syndrome is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder that manifests as steroid-resistant massive proteinuria in the first three months of life. Defects in the glomerular filtration mechanism are the primary etiology. We present a child who developed severe nephrotic syndrome at two weeks of age an...
{ "authors": [ "Seunghye Lee", "Sehyun Jung", "Hyejin Jeon", "Hani Jang", "Hyun-Jung Kim", "Tae Won Lee", "Eunjin Bae", "Dong Jun Park", "Se-Ho Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000538279", "journal": "Biomed Hub", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18;9(1):62-66.", ...
PMC11026070
Introduction: Minimal change disease (MCD) is most often primary but may occur secondary to other systemic diseases such as malignancy. In secondary MCD, spontaneous remission of nephrotic syndrome after the treatment of related diseases without steroid therapy is rare. Case presentation: A 78-year-old man visited the ...
{ "authors": [ "Yusuke Daido", "Hiroyuki Sugiura", "Tatsunori Ishikawa", "Taiga Kuroi", "Sachiyo Okamoto", "Naho Nomura", "Taro Masunari", "Nobuo Sezaki", "Yasuhito Nannya", "Seishi Ogawa", "Mitsune Tanimoto" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000533749", "journal...
PMC10601807
Venetoclax and azacitidine combination therapy (VEN+AZA) is a promising novel therapy for elderly or unfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Recently, VEN+AZA with subsequent allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been reported, and human leukocyte antigen-haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell t...
{ "authors": [ "Elizabeth Escamilla Chávez", "Julio César Delgado Arce", "Edinson David Berrio Perea", "Abraham Gallegos Pedraza", "Ana Itiel Jimenez Ávila", "David Eduardo Aguirre Quezada", "Pablo David Guerrero Suárez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_65_2024", "journal"...
PMC11090529
Background: Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a very rare extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The bilateral pattern, as we call it "mirror type", has been identified in other CNS lesions such as gliomas, metastases, and demyelinating lesions, so the differential diagnosis includes imaging studies such as ma...
{ "authors": [ "Yoojin Park", "Silvia Park", "Wichai Chinratanalab", "Bipin Savani", "Adetola Kassim", "Jonathan J Douds", "Salyka Sengsayadeth", "Tae Kon Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.46989/001c.121430", "journal": "Clin Hematol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26;6(...
PMC11283860
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{ "authors": [ "Marsida Teliti", "Antonio Occhini", "Rodolfo Fonte", "Laura Croce", "Benedetto Calì", "Federica Antonella Ripepi", "Andrea Carbone", "Mario Rotondi", "Spyridon Chytiris" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1403087", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (...
PMC11439713
Objective: Although radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective non-surgical treatment for benign thyroid nodules, injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), is a potential and feared complication. Intermittent voice checks have been proposed to monitor vocal cord (VC) function during RFA, but such assess...
{ "authors": [ "Lei Cai", "Chenmin Yang", "Yijin Gu", "Lei Dong", "Weiwei Feng" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1212648", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 4:13:1212648.", "keywords": [ "ppp2r1a", "endometrial carcinoma", "endometrium", ...
PMC10725978
We performed clinical treatment, histopathology, immunohistochemistry and molecular analyses. To compare with the published literature and have a reference overview. A 57-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman presented with mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma of endometrium at an early clinical stage. The former had no de...
{ "authors": [ "Kohei Shibuya", "Hitoshi Hasegawa", "Tomoaki Suzuki", "Hidemoto Fujiwara", "Satoshi Shibuma", "Kazuki Shida", "Makoto Oishi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_449_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 25:14:300.", "keywords": [...
PMC10481857
Background: Endovascular treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms remains challenging. Although the advent of PulseRider and Web has expanded treatment options, aneurysms with a large deviation from the parent artery axis remains difficult to treat. We present the case of a wide-necked bifurcation aneurysm that w...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah E Miller", "Hayley E Miller", "Anne R Waldrop", "Scarlett D Karakash", "Kate A Shaw" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/a-2202-4234", "journal": "AJP Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 18;14(1):e85-e87.", "keywords": [ "cesarean section", "labor", "le...
PMC10881256
Uterine leiomyomata are associated with many pregnancy complications and will likely become increasingly common as the average age of childbearing increases. We describe a case of an obstructed delivery by a large fibroid. A 37-year-old G2P1001 with a 10-cm anterior, lower uterine segment fibroid presented for labor in...
{ "authors": [ "Jane Law", "Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1007/s10940-022-09562-9", "journal": "J Quant Criminol", "journal_detail": "2024;40(1):75-98.", "keywords": [ "bayesian", "juvenile delinquents", "offenders-offenses shared patterns", "shared compon...
PMC10901944
Objectives: We attempted to apply the Bayesian shared component spatial modeling (SCSM) for the identification of hotspots from two (offenders and offenses) instead of one (offenders or offenses) variables and developed three risk surfaces for (1) common or shared by both offenders and offenses; (2) specific to offende...
{ "authors": [ "Diego Rafael Freitas Berenguer", "Monica de Moraes Chaves Becker", "Roberto de Oliveira Buril", "Paula Araruna Bertão", "Brivaldo Markman Filho", "Simone Cristina Soares Brandão" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.36660/abc.20230276", "journal": "Arq Bras Cardiol", "jour...
PMC11081128
The objective of this case report was to present the progression of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in a patient with lymphoma, highlighting the importance of myocardial fluor-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography coupled with computed tomography (PET/CT). 43-year-old female patient...
{ "authors": [ "Ajay Bhandari", "Alden Dunham", "Emmanuel Bassily", "Bibhu D Mohanty", "Robby Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/7430212", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 24:2024:7430212.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:/...
PMC11062771
Aortix™ is a novel percutaneous mechanical circulatory support device designed to facilitate diuresis in patients with cardiorenal syndrome. We describe for the first time the development of end-organ hypoperfusion from excess blood acceleration at the nominal setting and demonstrate through temporal-perfusion marker c...
{ "authors": [ "Sandra P Smieszek", "Alyssa R Kaden", "Caroline E Johnson", "Jennifer L Brzezynski", "Changfu Xiao", "Christos M Polymeropoulos", "Gunther Birznieks", "Helene A Emsellem", "Mihael H Polymeropoulos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnins.2023.1287514", "j...
PMC10682171
We present a case of an adult female diagnosed with Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (DSWPD) and Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH), with a confirmed delayed Dim Light Melatonin Onset (DLMO), who reports the inability to fall asleep at their desired bedtime and obtain adequate sleep nightly, despite the ability to have a fu...
{ "authors": [ "Pasquale Sessa", "Michele Galluzzo", "Edoardo Leone", "Schirò Antonio Maria", "Giuseppe Giannicola" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241285106", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 27:12:2050313X241285106.", "keywords": [ "mu...
PMC11437560
Multiple fractures of the femur, defined for the purposes of this study as the association of three or more non-contiguous fractures on the same bone segment, is an exceedingly rare condition with an unknown incidence in the literature. A limited number of studies, mainly consisting of case reports or small case series...
{ "authors": [ "Eslam Shosha", "Colleen Connolly", "Adrian Budhram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1366263", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18:15:1366263.", "keywords": [ "gfap", "astrocytopathy", "glial fibrillary acidic protein", "head...
PMC11063300
Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy is a recently emerging autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS); GFAP astrocytopathy is characterized by optic neuritis and meningoencephalomyelitis. We report the case of a 55-year-old man, otherwise healthy, who presented with isolated hea...
{ "authors": [ "Fengji Cui", "Tuoya Wulan", "Qian Zhang", "Victor Wei Zhang", "Yuhua Jiang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1371282", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 6:15:1371282.", "keywords": [ "dee", "katp channel", "kcnt2", "epi...
PMC10951377
Background: Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental diseases characterized mainly by developmental delay/intellectual disability and early-onset epilepsy. Researchers have identified variations in the KCNT2 gene (OMIM* 610044) as the cause of DEE type 57 (MIM#...
{ "authors": [ "Qing Tan", "Li Feng Xu", "Ting Yan", "Cheng Hui Huang", "Yi Tao", "Wen Hui Huang", "Shui Lian Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1277683", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 13:14:1277683.", "keywords": [ "ca-125", "...
PMC10756667
Elevated CA-125 levels, polyserous effusions (such as pleural effusion, ascites, etc.) in young women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may signal pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome (PPMS), after excluding other causes. We describe a 32-year-old SLE patient with recurrent bilateral pleural effusions and unexplained hy...
{ "authors": [ "Sudhakar Ramamoorthy", "Inuganti Venkata Renuka", "Vaddatti Tejeswini", "Amulya Boddapati" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51676", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;16(1):e51676.", "keywords": [ "fibromuscular dysplasia", "mesenteric art...
PMC10838215
Mesenteric arteriovenous dysplasia/vasculopathy (MAVD/V) is an exceedingly rare noninflammatory vascular disorder affecting small-calibre mesenteric arteries and veins. This report details a case of a 51-year-old male diagnosed with MAVD/V following abdominal pain and vomiting. Surgical exploration revealed distinctive...
{ "authors": [ "Antonia M Stehr", "Thomas Koeglsperger", "Maureen Jacob", "Valerio Rhodio", "Juliane Winkelmann", "Franziska Hopfner", "Michael Zech" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.926", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 25:14:...
PMC11428658
Background: KBG syndrome is a monogenic disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in ANKRD11. A recent single-case study suggested that the clinical spectrum of KBG syndrome, classically defined by distinctive craniofacial traits and developmental delay, may include movement disorders. Case report: We report ...
{ "authors": [ "Francesca Ambrosini", "Daniel Koehler", "Tarik Ghadban", "Frank Jacobsen", "Sophie Knipper", "Gunhild von Amsberg", "Thomas Steuber", "Tobias Maurer" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.5173/ceju.2023.69", "journal": "Cent European J Urol", "journal_detail": "2023...
PMC10690390
We present the case of a patient who underwent an open radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection (Gleason 4+3, pT3a pN1 R0) in March 2017. In November 2020, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-radioguided salvage lymph node dissection was planned due to a single left para-rectal lymph node at a [68G...
{ "authors": [ "Paula Maria Leite", "Carolina F Chaves", "Bruno Morgado", "Horácio Zenha", "Horácio Costa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52212", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52212.", "keywords": [ "actinomyces", "actinomycosis", "...
PMC10860903
Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous bacterial infection primarily associated with Actinomyces israelii. The condition can be categorized into three distinct clinical types based on the affected anatomical region: cervicofacial, pulmonary, or abdominopelvic actinomycosis. The standard treatment for ac...
{ "authors": [ "Tomoaki Yatabe", "Akihito Mizutani", "Takashi Ito", "Yukika Ono Ricart", "Maasa Watanabe", "Sohta Uchiyama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.898", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6;10(1):e898.", "keywords": [ "anaphylactic shock...
PMC10557470
Background: Anaphylactic shock of diclofenac etalhyaluronate agent can be prolonged and recurrent. However, its reports are rare, and consequently, its method of management remains to be established. Case presentation: A 65-year-old woman received an intra-articular injection of diclofenac and hyaluronate. After 20 min...
{ "authors": [ "Scarlet Louis-Jean", "Shire Chaudhry", "Stephanie Richards" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1234", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 4;13(6):1-4.", "keywords": [ "diffuse large b cell lymphoma", "intussuscepti...
PMC11000829
Adult intussusception is a rare diagnosis that can be caused by non-Hodgkin's diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this case report, we discuss a middle-aged man who presented with non-specific symptoms of intussusception and absence of classic B symptoms. He was found to have intussusception secondary to stage II...
{ "authors": [ "Sherif Mostafa", "Mhd Baraa Habib", "Nada Ahmed", "Bisher Sawaf", "Nagham Sadik", "Ahmad M Abdulhadi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531835", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 8;16(1):585-590.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", ...
PMC10601764
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide, and its prevalence has increased since the introduction of screening programs. Most cases are discovered at an early stage; however, despite effective treatment, some cases progress to metastasis. The most common breast cancer metastatic locations are the b...
{ "authors": [ "Michele Rota", "Federico Sganzerla", "Michele Zuffante", "Andrea Mafficini", "Michele Pavarana", "Michele Milella" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1450889", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 3:14:1450889.", "keywords": [ "gist"...
PMC11405151
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most frequent mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, usually arising in the stomach or in the small bowel. Most GISTs are diagnosed early due to the presence of symptoms (e.g., abdominal discomfort/pain, anemia, etc.); at times, diagnosis could be incidental (e...
{ "authors": [ "Ikhlass S Altweijri", "Taghreed R Alhumsi", "Abdullah S Alsahli", "Faisal A Al Jabr", "Dana W Alkuwaity" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52719", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;16(1):e52719.", "keywords": [ "craniosynostosis", "fr...
PMC10879737
This is a case of a pediatric patient with Noonan syndrome (NS) and craniosynostosis who developed calvarial bone osteomyelitis following corrective surgery. Despite complications, such as postoperative bleeding and infections, including osteomyelitis, multidisciplinary management strategies were employed, including an...
{ "authors": [ "Omar K Abughanimeh", "Muhamed Baljevic", "Alex Nester" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52633", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20;16(1):e52633.", "keywords": [ "ahus", "atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome", "cfi", "dgke", "thrombo...
PMC10876284
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), which copresents with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and kidney injury. While typical HUS is normally preceded by infections such as Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli, atypical HUS (aHUS) has a genetic component that leads...
{ "authors": [ "Tianyu Zhang", "Ruyuan He", "Yongguang Xiao", "Qing Geng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1402297", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 10:14:1402297.", "keywords": [ "lung adenocarcinoma", "lung squamous cell carcinoma", "multip...
PMC11116623
The co-occurrence of distinct lung cancer types within the same lobe is an exceedingly rare phenomenon. Here, we present a unique case wherein primary invasive squamous cell carcinoma and invasive adenocarcinoma concurrently manifested in the identical lung lobe. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive overview of the...
{ "authors": [ "Djiby Jean Marcel Okamon", "Mahamadou Coulibaly", "Dominique N'dri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_672_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 22:14:441.", "keywords": [ "arachnoid cyst", "case report", "pediatric", "spinal me...
PMC10783675
Background: Meningiomas are rare tumors in children. Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis is usually easy, its cystic form can wrongly suggest other diagnoses, such as an epidermoid or arachnoid cyst. We describe an unusual case of cervical cystic meningioma in a child. Case description: A 5-year-old pat...
{ "authors": [ "Sudipta Mondal", "Sumanyu Suresh", "Sravan Kumar Gaddamedi", "Jayakrishnan Radhakrishnan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4070/kcj.2023.0243", "journal": "Korean Circ J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;54(1):59-62.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https:...
PMC10784611
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